The second edition of the Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft is now complete. A total of 39 players were selected across three rounds with all 13 teams for the 2022 season participating. Toronto, Houston, and New York each took part for the first time. Lindenwood University led the way with …
Read More »RC 2021 Match Preview: South Africa vs Argentina Game 2
South Africa host Argentina on Saturday. The match is a round two fixture in the 2021 Rugby Championship. The Springboks will play at home for the sixth and final time this year. Both teams will be eager for competition points before traveling east to continue the Rugby Championship in Oceania. …
Read More »Joaquín Díaz Bonilla to play in South Africa for Sharks
Joaquín Díaz Bonilla will play in South Africa. The 32-year-old has signed for the Sharks, a former Super Rugby franchise that now competes in the United Rugby Championship. In doing so, Díaz Bonilla will play for a fourth professional team in a fourth league and in a fourth country. Díaz …
Read More »Springboks too strong for Pumas in Port Elizabeth
Argentina lost their first match of the Rugby Championship by 32-12 to South Africa in Port Elizabeth on Saturday afternoon. It was a comprehensive victory for the Springboks who were too strong for the Pumas in a game dominated by stingy defense and tactical kicking. Elton Jantjies opened the scoring …
Read More »2021 Major League Rugby Dream Team
It was a remarkable Major League Rugby season given the context of the pandemic with all 99 games completed successfully. The standard of rugby took another step forward and relative parity which made predictions exceedingly difficult on any given weekend. A full slate of games meant for greater opportunity for …
Read More »RC 2021 Match Preview: South Africa vs Argentina
Hot on the heels of a home series victory over the British and Irish Lions, South Africa play host to Argentina on Saturday. The fixture is an opening round match in the 2021 Rugby Championship. It marks the return of the Springboks after South Africa pulled-out of the 2020 competition. …
Read More »Save Totovosau and Aston Fortuin heading to Narbonne
Two more Major League Rugby standouts have signed for Narbonne. San Diego Legion winger Save Totovosau and Utah Warriors second row Aston Fortuin follow Old Glory DC flyhalf Jason Robertson to the Southern France club in their return to the Pro D2. Totovosau proved one of MLR’s most dangerous finishers …
Read More »Foreign-Born / Raised Players in 2021 Rugby Championship
This article addresses the rosters of Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in the annual Rugby Championship. It documents who are the Foreign-Born and / or raised players, how they qualify and if they have prior affiliation to another union. This article may provide the reader with information of …
Read More »Rhyno Herbst and JP Smith commit to Seattle
Two more players have signed long-term deals to stay with in Seattle. South African pair Rhyno Herbst and JP Smith have committed each committed to the Seawolves through the end of the 2024 Major League Rugby season. They follow five others in re-signing during recent weeks – James Malcolm, Lauina …
Read More »Wian Conradie to leave Free Jacks for Gloucester
Wian Conradie will depart the New England Free Jacks at the end of the season after signing on with English Premiership club Gloucester. The Namibian loose forward makes a return to England after one season in Major League Rugby having previously played with Doncaster in the RFU Championship. A member …
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